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Where does “reiden” come from?

reiden (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic raidijaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₂rey-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

Ancestry of “reiden”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicraidijanąto cause to move, carry , let fall, etc; to...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂rey-to count, count out; to arrange
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

Words derived from “reiden”

  • voorbereiding
  • bereiden
  • voorbereiden
  • bereiden
  • reden
  • reiden
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